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Italian minister backs proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger as model for European consolidation

Italy's minister has endorsed a proposed merger combining the space divisions of Airbus, Thales Alenia Space and Leonardo, describing the tie‑up in Bremen as a model for European consolidation to boost industrial scale and competitiveness in satellite manufacturing and defence systems.

2025-12-01T11:27:20.830130-08:00

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Isar Aerospace wins ESA contract to launch SYNDEO-3 on Spectrum in late 2026

2025-12-02T02:44:55.410173-08:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX Transporter‑15 lofts 140 payloads from Vandenberg, including ESA, NASA CubeSat and D‑Orbit ION vehicles

2025-11-28T09:45:03.850364-08:00

Space Intel Report

Eutelsat launches €828m reserved capital increase (≈$960m) to cut debt and secure ECA backing for OneWeb and Iris2

2025-11-18T08:10:15.191541-08:00

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Cost‑Driven Strategies for Orbital Data Centers As proposals for lunar and orbital data centres accelerate, this analysis examines the cost levers — launch and assembly, on‑orbit power and thermal management, hardware resilience and economies of scale — that will determine whether space‑based compute can be commercially viable versus terrestrial alternatives.

2025-12-08T06:06:09.574232-08:00

Cost‑Driven Strategies for Orbital Data Centers

Payload

ispace forms new partnership to prospect lunar water for sustained surface operations ispace has signed a new partnership to seek lunar water resources, a critical step toward in‑situ resource utilization and establishing sustained surface operations. The agreement advances ispace's commercial strategy to identify and develop water deposits necessary for life support, propellant and industrial use on the Moon.

2025-12-08T05:16:52.441776-08:00

ispace forms new partnership to prospect lunar water for sustained surface operations

European Spaceflight

Avio wins €35m defence contract; forecasts €600m+ in ESA awards after CM25 funding Avio secured a €35 million defence contract and said it expects more than €600 million in new ESA awards following CM25 funding commitments, a development that could materially expand the company’s funded space programme backlog while strengthening near‑term defence revenue visibility.

2025-12-08T03:33:05.902277-08:00

Avio wins €35m defence contract; forecasts €600m+ in ESA awards after CM25 funding

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NASA extends CASIS agreement to manage ISS National Lab, likely a final extension NASA granted a short extension to its agreement with CASIS to continue managing the ISS's U.S. National Laboratory, likely the final renewal as the agency shifts responsibility toward commercial low‑Earth‑orbit platforms. The move preserves in‑orbit research access while NASA accelerates commercialization plans.

2025-12-08T03:32:58.541123-08:00

NASA extends CASIS agreement to manage ISS National Lab, likely a final extension

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SpaceX set to launch 3,000th Starlink satellite aboard booster B1067 on its record 32nd flight SpaceX will launch its Starlink 6-92 mission from Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 7, carrying what the company counts as the 3,000th Starlink satellite. The flight will use Falcon 9 booster B1067 — the most-flown Falcon stage — on its record 32nd trip to low Earth orbit.

2025-12-07T12:27:30.565162-08:00

SpaceX set to launch 3,000th Starlink satellite aboard booster B1067 on its record 32nd flight

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Guetlein defends Golden Dome secrecy, says industry is 'well informed' amid criticism Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein defended keeping details of the Golden Dome air-and-space missile‑defense program classified, saying industry partners are "well informed" even as lawmakers and contractors criticise the programme's secrecy. He insisted classified handling has not impeded industry engagement or readiness.

2025-12-07T10:43:15.601540-08:00

Guetlein defends Golden Dome secrecy, says industry is 'well informed' amid criticism

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Falcon 9 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:58 p.m. EST on Dec. 7, carrying the Starlink 11‑15 mission. SpaceX confirmed deployment of all 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low‑Earth orbit, adding capacity to its global internet constellation.

2025-12-07T10:22:28.065697-08:00

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Falcon 9

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House hearing: China’s space rise highlights U.S. policy shortfalls and questions Artemis A House hearing on China’s accelerating space program criticized U.S. space policy and explicitly questioned the Artemis lunar effort, with lawmakers saying Beijing’s growing launch cadence and capabilities expose strategic shortfalls and funding, schedule and messaging weaknesses in America’s cislunar plans.

2025-12-07T09:07:25.742464-08:00

House hearing: China’s space rise highlights U.S. policy shortfalls and questions Artemis

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